The Holy Quran 21:90 — Surah Al-Anbya

Arabic text

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُۥ زَوْجَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يُسَـٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا خَـٰشِعِينَ

Translation

So We responded to his du'aa, gifted him with (a son) Yahya عليه الصلاة والسلام and cured his wife (allowed her to bear children in her old age). Verily, they (the Ambiyaa عليهم الصلاة والسلام mentioned above) would hasten to perform good deeds and prayed to Us in anticipation (in hope of Our mercy) and in fear (of Our punishment). They were humble before Us.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, He made the barren woman able to bear a child. A mistake of the pseudo-Sufis: some pseudo-Sufis (those who pass themselves off as Sufis) say that whoever calls upon Allah out of hope or out of fear is not a true lover of Allah. Their mistake is made clear from this: who can love Allah more than the prophets?

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